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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2021

Filed:

Mar. 13, 2019
Applicant:

Walmart Apollo, Llc, Bentonville, AR (US);

Inventors:

Robert L. Cantrell, Herndon, VA (US);

John P. Thompson, Bentonville, AR (US);

David C. Winkle, Bella Vista, AR (US);

Michael D. Atchley, Eureka Springs, AR (US);

Donald R. High, Noel, MO (US);

Todd D. Mattingly, Bentonville, AR (US);

John J. O'Brien, Farmington, AR (US);

John F. Simon, Pembroke Pines, FL (US);

Assignee:

Walmart Apollo, LLC, Bentonville, AR (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 39/02 (2006.01); B64C 3/42 (2006.01); B64C 3/56 (2006.01); B64C 33/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64C 3/42 (2013.01); B64C 3/56 (2013.01); B64C 33/02 (2013.01); B64C 2201/021 (2013.01); B64C 2201/022 (2013.01); B64C 2201/025 (2013.01); B64C 2201/027 (2013.01); B64C 2201/102 (2013.01); B64C 2201/108 (2013.01); B64C 2201/127 (2013.01); B64C 2201/128 (2013.01); B64C 2201/14 (2013.01); B64C 2201/162 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems, apparatuses, and methods are provided herein for unmanned flight optimization. A system for unmanned flight comprises a set of motors configured to provide locomotion to an unmanned aerial vehicle, a set of wings coupled to a body of the unmanned aerial vehicle via an actuator and configured to move relative to the body of the unmanned aerial vehicle, a sensor system on the unmanned aerial vehicle, and a control circuit. The control circuit being configured to: control the unmanned aerial vehicle, cause the set of motors to lift the unmanned aerial vehicle, detect condition parameters based on the sensor system, determine a position for the set of wings based on the condition parameters, and cause the actuator to move the set of wings to the wing position while the unmanned aerial vehicle is in flight.


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